Year 8
Year 8

Interpreting frequency tables

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to sort data into a frequency table.

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2 Questions

Q1.
Here is a list of annual salaries at a company: £25,000, £25,000, £26,000, £26,000, £26,000, £27,000, £27,000, £28,000, £100,000. Why would the mean not be the most appropriate measure of average?
Because £26,000 comes up the most times so you should take the mode
Because the mean might give a decimal answer
Correct answer: Because the presence of an outlier (£100,000) skews the mean
Because there is an even number of pieces of data
Q2.
Samira asks a sample of her class their favourite colour. The results are: blue, pink, red, red, blue, pink, green, brown, red. Which of these averages would be the most appropriate to use?
Mean
Median
Correct answer: Mode
Range

4 Questions

Q1.
Looking at the table below, how many people had 2 pets at home?
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0
1
2
Correct answer: 3
Q2.
Looking at the table below, what is the mode number of pets?
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Correct answer: 1
2
4
6
Q3.
Looking at the table below, what is the range number of pets?
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3
4
Correct answer: 5
6
Q4.
Looking at the table again answer the following question. If everyone in the survey brought their pets to the park, how many pets in total would there be?
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22
23
24
Correct answer: 25